Fridge recommendation - preferably no external ice maker/water faucet
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8 years ago
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What type of hose to get to hook up water/ice in door fridge?
Comments (28)As you can see, I've been way behind in my responses! Thanks so much everyone for taking the time to help w/ this matter! My contractor says the Wirsbo (or whatever it's called now - hopefully it's not an old stash - ha) is good and he swears doesn't change the taste of the water. Other friends have said that's what most plumbers use now, yada yada. I haven't used the water out of the fridge yet (taken the time to read the fridge's manual and figure out how to get the water and ice and filter going properly, filling up a few gallons of water to flush it out, etc.) but the moment I catch up, I will. Meanwhile, I'm going to cross my fingers and hope this will be good enough. If it's not, well, I'll deal w/ that at the time. If the water tastes funny I'll give that *some* time but I'm not willing to waste several weeks on funny-tasting water so hopefully all will be well. creek side - thanks for sharing your experience w/ Pex. Does it matter that it's not just the fridge line but also w/ the new sink faucet? Hopefully not. He ran it along the unfinished basement ceiling and then it comes up underneath the sink cabinet where he put a shutoff valve. There's no risk of UV light cause even in the basement - as far as I recall - there are only North windows that are darkened from previous owner's covering them w/ some funky old plastic. If we ever finish the basement I may consider covering up better. Assuming the stuff makes it that long. I agree that he was out of line and that at least my contractor should have asked me whether I had a preference. Oh well - I made my feelings known to my contractor without being unnecessarily confrontational. It's amazing how much you learn your first-time doing remodeling! :-o antss - Thanks for the positive feedback about Pex as well as putting the shutoff under the sink. Well, I wasn't THAT clear w/ my contractor - haha - but I surely let him know how I felt about the plumber not discussing it w/ me which hopefully by default was made clear that my CONTRACTOR should have discussed it w/ me. I sense he won't make that mistake again since he appears pretty intelligent and since something similar has happened w/ the electrician once before! There are lots more little decisions to be made and I've been pretty clear w/ him since the Pex issue that in the future I'd like to know whenever one is about to be made. Re. the electrician, one of them decided where my backsplash outlets would go without discussing w/ me first. The electrician originally put in two sets of outlets on either side of the sink (4 in each) and I had him redo it and put in 2 sets on each side of the sink - one closer to the sink and one toward the end of the counter, w/ 2 + 2 instead of 4. I let my contractor know, then, that I found it odd that the electrician hadn't asked me how I wanted the setup to be. *Hopefully* this won't happen anymore (ugh) and hopefully I won't be charged for his having to undo that work. It makes me feel so petty and controlling to complain, even though I know in the end I have every right. aprince - awww, cute name. ;) Yes, I keep reading that about copper. It seems people are 50/50 on the matter, really. Well, take for instance creek side's comment below yours! davidro1 - thanks for the clarification re. Uponor vs. cheap plastic, as well as the importance of making sure it's very secure at the joint! weedmeister - haha thanks for aiding in my confidence! :) antss - yeah, "all can be fine if used properly and appropriately" makes perfect sense. AS LONG AS the water tastes good! creek side - well hopefully (all I can really do is hope at this point) the stuff hasn't been exposed to the sun or you know...bright lights. Here in the NW I doubt the plumber or anyone would have stored it outside, but who knows. davidro1 - you just reminded me that I meant to check the back of the fridge to see if he gave some extra length back there of the Pex. amcook - I seem to recall he used a T joint but I'd better double-check. I remember it looked pretty substantial. Thanks so much for the detailed suggestions/instructions, and for the picture! davidro1 - I'm 99% sure it's not a saddle valve. I'll go look now! Thank you......See Moreice maker recommendation
Comments (8)We just started carrying the Danby DIM3225BLSST which is under $1000. It's an interesting unit as it comes with a pump, can be drained by gravity, or manually drained if no drain is available. It has three choices for ice size. It has a fingerprint-less stainless steel finish. We just don't have a track record on it. The best residential icemaker by far is Hoshizaki. It's the most reliable and the parts can be easily removed without tools for cleaning. The AM-50 makes a "hat" style cube that's clear and great for drinks and coolers. It runs under $2000. The C-100BAF makes a "cubelet" style cube that's small (about the size and shape of a pez candy piece) and clear and hard so it won't melt too fast. Because it's small it can be chewed fairly easily. It runs around $2800. Hoshizaki was discovered by Wendy's when they built a store in Tokoyo. They noticed that the Hoshizaki icemaker didn't have service issues like the ones being used in the States. Wendy's struck a deal to have Hoshizaki icemakers installed in all their stores in America. It's the preferred brand for many commercial companies. Here is a link that might be useful: Hoshizaki C-100...See MoreWill I regret skipping water/ice in the fridge door?
Comments (31)Never had it, and don't want it. We wouldn't even allow our fridge to be connected to the water line at all. (Although it is built to be capable of automatic ice making and inside water dispensing.) The water line systems are the biggest failure point of fridges, so to avoid the possibility of such floods and repairs, we didn't connect it to water at all. Instead, we have an RO system at our sink that we use. We live in an area with very polluted city water, so RO is a health necessity for ice making, water drinking, and cooking. (Yet another reason we didn't want our fridge connected to city water.)...See MorePanel ready (fully integr./builtin) 36"fridge with water disp. and ice
Comments (32)Ok I guess at the end the difference between panel ready integrated or non integrated relies on the fact that the fridge allows for flush install or not (they all state 24" deep when they state "panel-ready" so I guess they can have flush install, including the Dacor above, but i will call Dacor to be safe). Basically you just need to have a cabinet guy that understands that he has to get me cabinet depth and panel width in a way that everything is flush. But there is not such a thing as integrated or not integrated to me, it is all about the depth of the cabinets and width of panels. All panels ready fridge who are 24" depth are "integratable", as long as cabinets allow it. It is the cabinet design that "integrates". Do we agree or am I missing something?...See Morefriedajune
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